Running cost for the HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR
At 511 kWh/yr, the HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR against the category
That's 27.4% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 592 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $21/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KOOLMORE KM-PRC-F24 ($96/yr, 511 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR. FULGOR MILANO FM4CF24IFBI ($96/yr, 511 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
HALLMAN makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HRBIAF18PR at $85/yr, and its priciest, the HRBIAF36PR at $118/yr.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
The HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $96/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 511 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.